The internet is a funny place.
I use iCloud to connect all of my devices, so I can work on a file down on my Cintiq Tablet connected to my laptop and then go upstairs to my studio and continue working on the same file. iCloud keeps everything updated and connected- except when it doesn't.
I worked on a page from my upcoming book DOC SINISTER in the living room on my birthday (I don’t normally work on my birthday but I’m buried) and the following morning I went to my studio to continue on it— I opened the file and sure enough it wasn’t the updated version I’d saved to iCloud.
Checking the little icon next to the iCloud folder in Finder there was a dot there— normally it would look like a clock if it meant that everything was syncing. In this case it was solid. Clicking on it was the answer— it said updating 4 items at 395MB. But there was no advancement of the update line, it appeared frozen.
A quick google search gave me a funny answer- “get a faster connection”— okay that’s not real helpful. I ran a test of my internet connection…
Well that’s not the problem.
I figured waiting might do it, so I checked my email, wrote a few replies and then checked the status again, no progress at all.
I then did the most basic thing I could think of— I turned off the Wi-Fi on my desktop, counted to 10 and turned it back on again.
INSTANT upload.
So there you have it.